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Dine at Frasca Food and Wine, and you can’t help but leave with a deeper appreciation for dining experiences as a whole. The evening is carefully and gracefully choreographed. Your water...

As has become a common theme, chef Lance Barto, of the six-week-old Central Bistro and Bar, is committed to showcasing local produce and product. His menu lists Wisdom Farm's roasted chicken, Colorado lamb, sautéed Alamosa striped bass, and a raw salad with 15 kinds of fresh and pickled...

We've said it before and we'll say it again: LoDo's restaurant scene is bustling. But even having our office located smack-dab in the middle of the dining epicenter doesn't stave off lunchtime boredom. Many of the brand-new restaurants had become lunch staples—and I needed a change. So, I headed to...

Chef Daniel Asher of Root Down and Linger channeled his Eastern European roots and his love for beet borscht when he reinvented the vibrant soup into a savory "cheesecake.” He blends cashew butter, miso, and tart lemon juice with earthy, heirloom beets and coconut oil to create an...

Rob McGowan and Ben Olson started their custom furnishings business, Fin Art, almost by accident. Friends since middle school, McGowan and Olson grew up in Vail and moved to Denver after college, where they began building furniture out of necessity. “We couldn’t afford to buy any cool furniture,”...

Rant: Restaurant Service
This is the time of year when we at 5280 are wrapping up our Top of the Town reporting. As such, we’re spending a lot of time in area bars and restaurants on the good ol’ company dime. Now that I’m working on my sixth “best-of” issue, my initial impression of...

Popcorn used to be reserved for movie night, but the high-fiber treat has found its way into the professional kitchen. I first saw this trend emerge two summers ago at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, but now it has hit Denver in a big way. At some local restaurants, bowls of popped kernels...

Like Colorado's craft beer industry, there's an ever-growing population of microdistilleries. One of the newer ones is the year-old Dancing Pines Distillery in Loveland. Here, owners Kimberly and Kristian Naslund create small-batch spirits that range from an anise-forward gin to a smoky black-...

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Johnson & Wales students, all baking and pastry arts majors, competed in the Gingerbread Takeover from December 6–8. Final judging took place on Thursday in the lobby of the Sheraton Downtown Denver hotel. All photos by Sarah Boyum

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The American Society of Interior Designers' (ASID) Colorado Chapter decorated the Governor's Residence for the holidays. Holiday tours, free and open to the public, will take place December 8-11 and December 15-18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All photos by Sarah Boyum